Governor Pitt's house a [sic] Twickenham [art original]

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Title: Governor Pitt's house a [sic] Twickenham [art original]
Alternative Title: Governor Pitt's house at Twickenham
Creator: Heckel, Augustin, approximately 1690-1770, artist
Published / Created: [1748]
Publication Place: Twickenham
Abstract: A view of the home of Governor Pitt in Twickenham from across the Thames. Several boats can be seen on the river, including one being pulled by a string of rowboats
Description: Title written in ink at bottom of sheet.
Signed in the lower right of image: AH [monogram]. 1748.
Compare this drawing to the print later published by John Bowles.
Provenance: Strawberry Hill Sale 1842, London sale, lot 1247 brought by William Knight, £3.3.0. Colnaghi to W.S. Lewis; July, 1952. £95.
Extent: 1 drawing : sheet 24 x 38.4 cm
Language: English

Genre: Watermarks (Paper)
Ink drawings British 18th century
Wash drawings British 18th century
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Material: pen and ink, gray wash, and graphite ; and laid paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Geographic): Twickenham (London, England)
Subject (Name): Rivers, George Pitt, Baron, 1721-1803
Subject (Topic): Homes and haunts
Buildings, structures, etc
Boats
Estates
Landscapes (Representations)
Subjects: Rivers, George Pitt, Baron, 1721-1803 > Homes and haunts
Twickenham (London, England) > Buildings, structures, etc
Boats
Estates
Landscapes (Representations)
British > 18th century
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Ownership

Access: Public
Rights: The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Citation: Augustin Heckel, Governor Pitt's house at Twickenham, with a view of a town [Richmond?] in the distance. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.